Australian Open Draws Are Out! Women's Draw
I'll have a big, in-depth breakdown of each sixteenth of the draw once the qualifiers are placed, but for now here's an overview of the draw on a bigger scale:
Potential Quarterfinal Match-ups (if seeds hold):
#1 Serena Williams vs. #7 Victoria Azarenka
#4 Caroline Wozniacki vs. #6 Venus Williams
#5 Elena Dementieva vs. #3 Svetlana Kuznetsova
#8 Jelena Jankovic vs. #2 Dinara Safina
Toughest Potential Roadblock Before the Quarterfinals:
#1 Serena Williams -- #23 Carla Suarez Navarro (Third Round) (I would've said Stosur, but she's been buckling under the pressure of expectations lately)
#7 Victoria Azarenka -- Kimiko Date Krumm (Third Round ) (Based on their tight, 7-5 in the third match in Sydney this week)
#4 Caroline Wozniacki -- #16 Na Li (Fourth Round) (I would be pretty surprised to see Wozniacki make the quarterfinals).
#6 Venus Williams -- Melanie Oudin (Fourth Round) (Since Venus has never had much trouble with A. Radwanska)
#5 Elena Dementieva -- Justine Henin (Second Round)
#3 Svetlana Kuznetsova -- #15 Kim Clijsters (Fourth Round)
#8 Jelena Jankovic -- #11 Marion Bartoli / #21 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Fourth Round)
#2 Dinara Safina -- #14 Maria Sharapova (Fourth Round) (I'd be surprised if Safina makes it this far)
An Unseeded Darkhorse in Each Quarter:
Serena/Azarenka: The aforementioned Kimiko Date Krumm.
Wozniacki/Venus: Melanie Oudin, with a nod as well to Alize Cornet, who is defending quarterfinal points here.
Dementieva/Kuznetsova: Clearly Justine Henin, but Jelena Dokic would be the darkhorse if she were anywhere else.
Jankovic/Safina: Timea Bacsinszky, even though she faces Sharapova in the second round.
Early Final Prediction:
Serena over Sharapova
Still to Come:
Where will Wickmayer land?
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I think you’re giving Oudin a bit too much credit. I’d love to see her do well here, but I just don’t see it. She hasn’t played well at all since the USO.
You’re probably right. But she has made the second week of the last two slams, so I think she’s a different player at the big events.
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